• Educating the majority. How are the Norwegianization process and the Alta conflict presented in lower secondary school textbooks? 

      Tryndyuk, Iryna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
      This thesis is devoted to the issue of education about the Sami in Norway. The aim of the study is to analyze how important events from Sami history are presented in Norwegian Social Studies textbooks. The study is based on an analysis of textbooks currently used in lower secondary schools following the National Curriculum. Textbook analysis is the main research method for the thesis. The cases ...
    • Isn’t it too early to drop out of school? A study of girls’ education in the Chepang community of Nepal 

      Tryndyuk, Iryna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-01)
      This thesis examines the problem of girls’ illiteracy in one of the poorest and most disadvantaged indigenous communities of Nepal – the Chepang community. The problem of education in this community is very serious, since a significant portion of its members have never been to school and can neither read nor write. The vast majority of uneducated Chepangs are women. The aim of the thesis is to find ...